Tall tin-plated copper vase

Toru Kaneko (born 1962)

Aberdeen Art Gallery

2004

The vase has been created from a sheet of copper hammered into shape with the geometric pattern of raised spots on the body of the vase and fluted vertical lines on the neck being created through a combination of hammering and punching. The tin plating produces a dull surface making the viewer question what the vase is made from. Kaneko is fascinated with perspective and this piece appears 2-dimensional when viewed from the front or at a distance.

• Medium: vase: tin-plated copper; box: wood
• Dimensions: height: 52cm
• Art Fund Grant: £825 ( Total: £1,650)
• ArtFunded in: 2005
• Vendor: Katie Jones Gallery

Provenance

Katie Jones Gallery.

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